Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-15

ported by him 10 increase the naval
establishment. The senator's voting
against taking il up were Messrs. Beck,
Call, Cockerell, Coke, George, Jonesof
Arkansas. Maxey, Plumb, Pugh, Ran
som. Sherman, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest,
Voorhees,, Walthal. and Wilson OF Ma
ryland.
MIR. Cameron addressed the Senate
in advocacy Of the bill.
On motionof Mr.. Hawley, an amend
ment was added 10 the second section IN
these words "Save that in all their
parts they shall be Of American manu-
facture."
On motion of Mr. Morgan, section
was added recurring the construction OF
three Of the vessels on the Pacific coast,
three on the Gulf of Mexico, and four
on the Atlantic coast.
At 2 o'clock the presiding officer laid
before the Senate the unfinished bust
ness, being the Eads Tehusntepec bill.
Mr.. Cameron moved TO postpone that
bill till, tomorrow, so as to go on with
the naval bill.
The motion was defeated by "a yeas
to % nays, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Aldrich, Blackburn, Bowen.
Butler, Cameron, Cheney, Dawes, Fa,weil,
frye, Hale, Hswley. Mcmillan, Malone, Man
deIson, Miller. Morgan, Plat, Pugh, RIDDLE,
berger, Sawyer. SpOoner, Teller, Williams, and
Wilson OF lowG-2f.
NAYs-MessrS Alli-on Beck. Berry, Cali,
Ceckrell, Coke, COnger, Cullom, bus .is, Fair,
George. German, Hampton. Harris, ingalls,,
NJ Of sHaEnp- Plumb.
Ransom, Salisbury, Vance, Van WICK. Nest,
Voorhees,, Walthall, Wbitthorne, and Wilson OF
haryland-&
The naval bill was then laid aside,
and the Senate, at 2:l5, resumed the
consideration of the Eads Tehuantepec
bill. After speeches by Messrs. Nor
gan and Hoar Mr.. Edmunds obtained
the floor, but yielded to other bust
ness
House amendments to the trade
dollar redemption bill were referred to
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Riddleberger moved to 20 into
executive session, and said that tins
was the seventh time within few
weeks that he had made that motion in
this "House of Lords, in order to
take up some nominations that con
cerned his State, but he always met the
| opposition of the Senator from Vermont,
(Edmunds.)
The motion was agreed to, and the
Senate, at AS p. NJ, went into secret
session, and at $50 adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
| Mr. Henderson, OF Iowa, called mp
the resolution offered by him Monday
last discharging the Committee of the
Whole from further consideration OF
the Senate bill granting a pension T.
Mary S. Logan and making that bill
special order for tomorrow immedl
ately after the reading Of the Journal
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky
made the point of order that 1t was moi
competent for the gentleman to call ~
the resolution for action, but that /
must be referred to the Committee OF
Rules.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, combateC
this position. He had recently studied
the rules in relation TO another matte
blair educational bill, and he wa
thoroughly convinced that it was within
the power OF the members to offer
resolution to change the rules. Let
lie over for one day and then call 1t ~
as a privileged question. The COnsti
tuition gave the House the power t
amend its rules. If the Speaker rule'
that every proposition to change tn
rules must be referred to the Commit
tee on Rules, three hundred AM
twenty-five members of the Hous
would be under the control OF a ma
iority of that committee, consisting c
| three men.
The Speaker said that in view OF tn
! previous decision the Chair had littl
doubt as to the right OF q member .
give notice to q change Of the rules
but the question upon which the Cha
had very grave doubts was rs to TN
status of the matter when again Gale
up. The Chair would like to examin
into that question. The matter was the
laid over until tomorrow. 1t was a
the Speaker suggestion that Mr.. Her
derson consented TO the postpOnement
The decision of the Speaker Will be {
importance, owing TO the fact tina
should the point of order be override
the friends OF the Blair education'
bill will resort to the same method
secure day for the consideration
that measure.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, as a priv
| legged question, offered resolutio
discharging the Committee on Educ'
ton from further consideration of I'll
Blair educational bill, and making TIN
bill the continuing special order f
February 18th, and asked that it i
over for one day.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, made
point Of order that it was not in ord'
now to offer the resolution, or that,
offered, it must be referred to the Con
mittee on Rules.
The Speaker decided that undo
clause /, Rule %, a member had rigl
10 give notice Of a proposed amen'
ment OF the rules. The question as
what the status of the resolution wou
be when it was called up the Chair d
not decide. He would take that matt
under consideration,
Mr.. Springer, protesting against Il
ruling, offered a resolution maxim
the tariff bill the special order fl
Thursday next. II shall be in order
consider the bill in the House, and aft
thirty minutes debate the previol
question shall be deemed as orders
and the bill shall be put upon its pa
, sage, and but one dilatory motion sha
, be entertained until the question Is pl
on the final passage of the bill.
, Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, made apoir
of order that the resolution was not
notice OF change of rIle, and therefor
could not be entertained.
The Speaker also took this questio
under advisement
A number OF bills and resolution
! were introduced and referred, anon
! them one by Mr.. Skinner, OF Mort
: Carolina, resolution making the b
: repeating the tobacco tax the speci
: order for February 10Th. The floc
} was then awarded to the Committee O
I the District of Columbia.
. The afternoon was spent IN the CO.
a sideration of District bills upon Il
private calendar, but no final actionw
~ nf.lao l. tha Hon